A visit to the Branch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Branch Cemetery:
38.5609, -88.9945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north northeast of the Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Synder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Synder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synder Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitchurch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitchurch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitchurch Cemetery
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Deadmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Deadmond Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmond Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryan Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Memorial Park
- Sandoval Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClellan - Anderek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Purdue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Wham Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Hill Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Clapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clapp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cartter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Odin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandoval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Wamac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bannister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Texico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Baldwin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Idlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Hickory Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Branch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Sandoval
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404794 (Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404794 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marion
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem South
- Location given for Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5608822 Lon: -88.9945073
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Branch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |